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Metro Transit is currently seeking Service Garage Supervisors for our Bus Maintenance department. In
this position, you supervise preventive and corrective maintenance
during a designated shift; provide training in electrical, mechanical,
A/C, transmissions, welding and safety; and coordinate work between
shifts.

Metro Transit is the largest provider of
transit service in the Minneapolis-St. Paul seven-county metropolitan
area and one of the country's largest transit systems. We operate bus
and rail service, essential to the region's mobility, and provide
resources for carpooling, vanpooling and bike commuting. Metro Transit
helps people get where they're going, makes a dent in the region's
ever-growing congestion and promotes a cleaner environment.

Metro Transit is a division of the Metropolitan Council, the
regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county
metropolitan area by providing essential services to the region.

Creates work orders and performs data entry and other computer-related work.

Enforces EEO and harassment-free workplace policies.

Communicates strategies, concerns and goals with the manager.

Administers discipline as well as corrective action to employees.

Coordinates
the scheduling of employee vacations and other time off and ensures
employees fill out forms for vacations, FMLA sick leave, etc.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

Associate's/vocational
degree in a related field and six (6) years or more experience in
automotive or heavy duty vehicle maintenance OR eight (8) years or more
experience in automotive or heavy duty vehicle maintenance without an
Associate's/vocational degree in a related field.

At
least one (1) year of supervisory, project management or proven
leadership experience OR completion of Metropolitan Council leadership
development/supervisory training program (graduate of the STEP program -
Supervisor Training and Education Program) or Leadership Academy
(please attach program completion certificate).

* Experience
with multiple criteria indicated below in the "Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities" section is highly desirable. If you have this experience,
please ensure it is indicated on your application.

Work Environment: Work
is frequently performed in a normal office environment, but may require
occasional outdoor work with exposure to outdoor weather conditions.
Work requires occasional local in-state travel by car to visit different
facilities. May occasionally travel by air out of state for training
and conferences. Work is frequently performed near moving parts or
equipment; in wet, humid conditions; and occasionally in high,
precarious places. Position is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne
particles, frequently to extreme heat, and occasionally to toxic or
caustic chemicals. There is occasional exposure to vibrations and risk
of electrical shock. Position is regularly exposed to loud noise.

Physical Requirements:
Position is regularly required to speak, hear, read and
write; frequently to smell; and has vision requirements (close,
distance, peripheral, depth perception, ability to distinguish colors,
and ability to adjust focus). Position is frequently required to sit,
stand and walk. Position is occasionally required to use hands to
finger, grasp, handle or feel and to reach with hands and arms. Must
have strength and manual dexterity to handle mechanical tools and
equipment occasionally. Must have finger dexterity to work on computer.
Must be able to regularly lift/carry/push/pull up to 10 pounds and
occasionally up to 50 pounds. Position is occasionally required to
stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and turn, twist or bend at waist.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected for final interview based on the results of:

Minimum Qualifications Review

Subject Matter Expert Review

Oral Exam

Selection Interview

All
employment offers are conditional upon a review and verification of
education, employment and driving record (if applicable) as well as
passing a pre-employment or transfer drug-screen (if currently in a
non-safety sensitive position) and physical.

Offers are also
conditioned upon passing a criminal background check. Convictions are
not an automatic disqualification from the selection process. The
Metropolitan Council considers felony, gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor
convictions on a case-by-case basis. Convictions are reviewed based
upon the relatedness of the conviction to duties of the position as well
as a candidate's ability to demonstrate adequate rehabilitation.

Metropolitan
Council employees who are applying for positions which are Safety
Sensitive; supervisory/managerial; located in Finance, Information
Services (IS) or Human Resources; or have access to financial records,
files/databases, cash, vouchers or transit fare cards will be required
to pass a criminal background check.

Please note: Making a false
statement or withholding information (misrepresentation) may cause an
applicant to be barred from consideration for the position.

The
Metropolitan Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities,
Females, Protected Veterans, and individuals with Disabilities. If you
have a disability that requires accommodation during the selection
process, please notify Human Resources at 612-349-7071.

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